SCHOOL

OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

ACADEMIC UNIT

AGRICULTURE

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE CODE

PLP0905-03

SEMESTER

9

COURSE TITLE

VINE CULTΙVATION TECHNIQUES
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES WEEKLY TEACHING
HOURS
CREDITS
Lectures 2
Lab / Op. Exercises 2
Exercises 0

TOTAL HOURS

4 5
COURSE TYPE Special background
PREREQUISITE COURSES None
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS Greek
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS Yes in English

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
• Understand the differentiation and fertility of vine buds
• Understand fertilization, fruit set development and ripening of the roots
• Understand asexual propagation by grafting and grafting
• Understand the importance of soil management, irrigation, fertilization and
the effect of green pruning in the viticultural practice Understand the properties and selection criteria of the subjects, the properties and the quality characters and the cultivation behavior of the cultivated grape varieties

General Competences


Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information
Working independently
Team work
Decision-making

3. SYLLABUS


Grapevine Reproduction Introduction-Differentiation of dormant buds-Time of differentiation –Fertility of buds-Factors affecting differentiation of dormant buds-Dormancy of dormant buds-Flowering-Pollination-Fertilization-Fruit-Setting-Development and ripening of shoots-Stages of development and ripening of shoots-Factors influencing the development and maturation of the rails.

Grapevine Propagation Introduction- Asexual Propagation - Graft Propagation - Rhizogenesis in Grapevine Cuttings - Factors Affecting the Formation of Adventitious Roots - Graft Propagation - Callogenesis - Grafting Process and Mechanism - Grafting Success Conditions and Factors - Inoculum -Subject Interactions - Methods and grafting techniques-Propagation by cuttings-Aseptic methods of crude propagation-Tissue cultureProducing grapevine propagating material-American grapevine mother plant-Mother plant establishment-Vine nursery-Vine native propagation-Clonal selection

Cultivation cares Introduction-Soil management (Cultivation of the soil-Combating weeds with chemical means Fertilization- Flower pruning (Sprouting-Toping-Defoliation-ScalingThinning of load -The use of phytoregulatory substances)- Irrigation (Water status and growth of stumps- Principles and methodology of irrigation- Harvesting - Harvesting methods.

Methodology and Code of viticultural description-Viticultural characters-Systematics of the family Vitaceae-Vine subjects (Properties and selection criteria of the subjects-The most important subjects of the Greek vineyard)- Varieties of the Greek vineyard (quality characters and properties of the cultivated wine grape varieties-table and special use-Raisin making-Main Greek and foreign varieties of the Greek vineyard (Origin-viticultural characters and phenological stagesProperties and cultivation behavior)

4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

DELIVERY
Face to Face (Lectures – Laboratory)
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching process through the e-class platform in teaching, laboratory training and communication with students

TEACHING METHODS
Activity Semester Workload
Lectures 36
Laboratory practice 36
Study and analysis of bibliography 53
Course total (25 hours of workload per credit uni 125
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
1. Official in written or oral final theory exam (60%) in the middle and at the end of semester
(in the middle of the semester in written
examination is optional)
The written final theory performance evaluation includes:
- Multiple choice questions
- Short answer questions
- Comparative evaluation of theory elements

2. Written laboratory exam at the end of the semester (40%).
Lab exams include:
- Multiple choice questions
- Short answer questions
- Problem solving

5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Suggested bibliography :
Stavrakas Dimitrios, 2011. Viticulture
-Nikolaou Nicolaos, 2008. Viticulture
-Μ.Ν.Stavrakakis, Viticulture, 2013
- Related academic journals:

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